Cara Brown, University of Toronto

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Toronto profile.

Latest papers

Pregnancy and Delivery Outcomes Following Benzodiazepine Exposure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2020
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of antenatal anxiety on postpartum outcomes.
Archives of women's mental health · 2019
Benzodiazepine Use During Pregnancy Alone or in Combination With an Antidepressant and Congenital Malformations: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
The Journal of clinical psychiatry · 2019

All 4 publications

Latest funding

The Impact of Perinatal Anxiety on Mothers and Babies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
CIHR · 2014 · Co-investigator
$97,400

All 1 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Pregnancy and Delivery Outcomes Following Benzodiazepine Exposure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Grigoriadis S, Graves L, Peer M, Mamisashvili L, Ruthirakuhan M, Chan P, Hennawy M, Parikh S, Vigod SN, Dennis CL, Steiner M, Brown C, Cheung A, Dawson H, Rector N, Guenette M, Richter M

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie202056 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/0706743720904860 PMID: 32148076

02

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of antenatal anxiety on postpartum outcomes.

Grigoriadis S, Graves L, Peer M, Mamisashvili L, Tomlinson G, Vigod SN, Dennis CL, Steiner M, Brown C, Cheung A, Dawson H, Rector NA, Guenette M, Richter M

Archives of women's mental health2019169 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s00737-018-0930-2 PMID: 30523416

03

Benzodiazepine Use During Pregnancy Alone or in Combination With an Antidepressant and Congenital Malformations: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Grigoriadis S, Graves L, Peer M, Mamisashvili L, Dennis CL, Vigod SN, Steiner M, Brown C, Cheung A, Dawson H, Rector N, Guenette M, Richter M

The Journal of clinical psychiatry201969 citations

DOI: 10.4088/jcp.18r12412 PMID: 31294935

04

Maternal Anxiety During Pregnancy and the Association With Adverse Perinatal Outcomes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Grigoriadis S, Graves L, Peer M, Mamisashvili L, Tomlinson G, Vigod SN, Dennis CL, Steiner M, Brown C, Cheung A, Dawson H, Rector NA, Guenette M, Richter M

The Journal of clinical psychiatry2018408 citations

DOI: 10.4088/jcp.17r12011 PMID: 30192449

The Impact of Perinatal Anxiety on Mothers and Babies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Principal investigators: Graves, Lisa; Grigoriadis, Sophie

Keywords: Antidepressant Medication; Anxiety; Delivery Outcomes; Infant Outcomes; Knowledge Translation; Maternal Outcomes; Meta-Analysis; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Systematic Review

$97,400

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Department of Psychiatry
Department of Nutritional Sciences
Biostatistics Division
Neurology

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Brown, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Pregnancy and Delivery Outcomes Following Benzodiazepine Exposure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis." (2020), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]